Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - amid
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Amid
amid
or ~st preposition Etymology: ~ from Middle English ~de, from Old English onmiddan, from on + middan, dative of midde mid; ~st from Middle English ~des, from ~de + -es -s Date: before 12th century 1. in or into the middle of ; surrounded by ; among ~ the crowd 2. a. during ~ the fighting b. with the accompaniment of resigned ~ rumors of misconduct
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1.
prep. (also amidst) 1 in the middle of. 2 in the course of. Etymology: ME amidde(s) f. OE on ON + MID(1) AMIDE n. Chem. a compound formed from ammonia by replacement of one (or sometimes more than one) hydrogen atom by a metal or an acyl radical. Etymology: AMMONIA + -IDE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. книж. указывает на нахождение в середине чего-л. или на движение в центр чего-л в середине; в середину 2. нахождение среди каких-л предметов или в каких-л условиях в окружении, посреди, среди, между amid the trees —- в деревьях, среди, между деревьев villages amid the woodlands —- деревни посреди лесов unseen amid the throng —- незаметный в толпе amid the noise of the crowd —- в шуме толпы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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4.
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'amidst' is also used, but is more literary. 1. If something happens amid noises or events of some kind, it happens while the other things are happening. A senior leader cancelled a trip to Britain yesterday amid growing signs of a possible political crisis... PREP 2. If something is amid other things, it is surrounded by them. (LITERARY) PREP ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ also ~st prep 1 happening while noisy, busy, or confused events are also happening (The dollar has fallen in value amid rumors of weakness in the US economy.) 2 especially literary among or surrounded by (old gabled houses peeped out from amid the trees.) amidships ~ adv in the middle part of a ship ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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